Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Natural And Legal Rights, Social Contract, Negative Liberty
2 Oct 2016
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Classical liberalism: 1700s-1800s, locke & smith. Reform liberalism: 1800s-1900s, mill & green. Contemporary liberalism: 1930s, keynes (1930s) & rawls (1970s) Limited government state serves & performs limited functions. Equality of right everyone must abide by laws, which must be applied equally and impartially. Consent of the governed government requires the consent of the people and is responsible to them. Radical for his time (now considered conservative: rejecting absolutist monarchy, replacing it with a recognition of the rights of the individual, people"s consent to who rules over them. Historical situation: civil war in england, king charles i going to war with parliament, key debate: what should be the foundation of political authority: Divine right of kings: god is said to have anointed that monarch to rule. = no divine right granted to kings: second treatise (on government) establish the true basis for political authority or government. Key document in the development of liberalism.
